Bernstein im Burgenland
- SPÖ: 14
- ÖVP: 8
- FPÖ: 1
Bernstein is a market town in the district Oberwart in Burgenland in Austria. The town's name derives from the Amber Road, as the " Via Magna " which led through a side arm in Tauchental. The Hungarian name of the village is Borostyánkő.
The place is mainly known for its castle and you can find there green serpentine.
- 3.1 Demographics
Geography
The municipality is located in southern Burgenland at 619 meters above sea level.
Community structure
The municipality comprises the following five villages (in brackets population as of 31 October 2011):
- Bernstein ( 986 )
- Three cottages (136 )
- Redlschlag (381)
- Bach Rescue (328 )
- Offices ( 434 )
The municipality comprises the cadastral Bernstein, Three cottages, Redlschlag, Rettenbachferner and offices.
The landmark of Amber is first recorded in the 14th century Burg Bernstein; it is the highest castle in Burgenland.
History
The area in and around Bernstein was inhabited centuries before the birth of Christ by Celtic tribes. In the field of amber are about 40 Noric - Pannonian tumuli of the 1st and 2nd century AD (Ried Bienenhiate, brown tie, Hohentann long passing, Deer Meadow, Cross Bars, Long Risten, Pechgraben, seven woods).
For the first time, the town was located in 1388 mentioned as a village under the castle Porostyan documented. Since the 12th century, mining was carried out. First, only iron was promoted from the 16th century as sulfur, copper, sulphate of copper, silver and even gold. The coat of arms of amber dates from this period; it shows a Hauer wells ( production well ) with two miners. Beginning of the 19th century, it was a temporary end to the mining.
Amber is the place where the light-to dark green Edelserpentins, a particularly pure variety, which is processed into jewelry and other art objects. The wood turner Höller and pastor Ratz discovered in 1860 that the trapped in the veins of the common Serpentinits Edelserpentin - on the Mohs scale is this a hardness of about 2.5 to 3.5 - is easy to edit. It developed in the following time a new craft, whose tradition has been preserved to the present. For the production of one cubic meter Edelserpentin need about 2000 cubic meters of common Serpentinits who finds in the road and in the stone industry use, are broken down.
Like the rest of Burgenland, the village belonged to Hungary until 1921. After the end of World War II West Hungary was awarded in the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon Austria and in the autumn of 1921 the newly founded State of Burgenland (see also history of Burgenland ) incorporated.
In 1970 the municipalities Three cottages, Redlschlag, Rettenbachferner and offices were merged with amber.
Market town is Amber since 1973 ( performed by " VO 5 " on-lending, market law since 1602).
Population
Demographics
Policy
- Mayor Robert Marth of the SPÖ, which prevailed at the Mayor direct elections in 2007 with 50.6 % against its competitors, Vice Mayor Franz Kummer of the ÖVP.
- In the concurrent local elections the SPÖ lost around 5 %, reaching 53.6 % of the vote. The SPÖ lost for two seats, the ÖVP and FPÖ shared, which came to 42.1 % and 4.4% of the vote. The FPÖ moved so that in the municipal council.
Attractions
- Burg Bernstein: first mentioned in the 13th century
- Evangelical Church
- Roman Catholic Church
- Felsenmuseum
- Edelserpentinschleifereien
- Madonna Schlössl ( ' Trutzschlössl '): The Madonna Schlössl is built around the turn of the century building, situated in the middle of a park. From here you can see up to the Slovenian- Italian border. The ground floor is built of serpentine. The two upper floors are separated by a wood beam construction, showing elaborate carvings. On the roof there are two gargoyles.
- Pillory
Personalities
Sons and daughters
- László Ede Almásy (* 1895 Burg Bernstein, † 1951 in Salzburg), Sahara researchers and pilot ( The English Patient )
- Helmut Bieler ( born 1952 ), politician
- Manfred Sauer ( born 1960 ), a Lutheran theologian
People with relationship to the city
- Eric W. Gritsch (1931-2012), American Lutheran theologian and author, grew up in amber